LinkedIn outreach is one of those tasks that everyone knows they should do, but nobody actually wants to spend time on. I was in the same boat. As a developer, I figured: why not automate the repetitive parts and keep the human touch where it matters? Here's the stack I built: n8n as the workflow engine — fully visual, self-hosted, no black boxes Puppeteer for browser automation — handles the LinkedIn UI safely AI (GPT-4) for message personalization — reads prospect profiles, writes contextual messages that don't sound like templates Supabase for the database — tracks connections, conversations, follow-ups The workflow basically does: ✅ Finds prospects by keyword and sends connection requests ✅ AI writes a personalized message based on their profile ✅ Tracks who replied and auto-follows up after 3 days ✅ Respects LinkedIn daily limits (stays way under the radar) The key insight: don't automate the human part. Automate the clicking, typing, and remembering. The AI handles personalization, but the strategy stays human. Result: 11+ hours freed up every week. And my response rate went up because I was actually consistent. If you're thinking about automating your outreach — n8n + Puppeteer is a solid combo. Happy to share more details about the setup!